Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Causey

Thomas B. Causey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and other products
    Patent number: 8383374
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Causey, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Keelnatham Shanmugam, Shengde Zhou
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ACETATE AND OTHER PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20110281310
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: THOMAS B. CAUSEY, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Shengde Zhou, Keelnatham T. Shanmugam
  • Materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and other products
    Patent number: 7977075
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Causey, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Keelnatham Shanmugam, Shengde Zhou
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ACETATE AND OTHER PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20090148914
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas B. Causey, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Shengde Zhou, Keelnathan T. Shanmugam
  • Materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and other products
    Publication number: 20040152159
    Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas B. Causey, Lonnie O?apos;Neal Ingram, Shengde Zhou, Keelnathan T. Shanmugam